![]() ![]() We earn a small commission on book purchases that helps fund the time and expenses of curating these lists and keeping this site online at no cost to you. ![]() More than a century after John Wesley Powell launched his boat on the Green River, Ellen Meloy spent eight years of seasonal floats through Utah's Desolation Canyon. She is also the author of Ravens Exile: A Season on the Green River (1994), The Last Cheaters Waltz: Beauty and Violence in the Desert Southwest (2001). Note: We love because they support local bookstores and small businesses like ours. Buy a cheap copy of Raven's Exile: A Season on the Green. ![]() These women-authored books celebrate rivers and paddling in different ways, from family canoe adventures to arctic expeditions, via research, trip reporting, and also reflection.Ĭheck out our BOOKS + MEDIA tag for more reading recommendations or-better yet-head over to our page for She Explores on where we’ve curated even more book lists. Our cultures have been drawn to them for life-giving water, fertile floodplains, the ability to travel if the water is wide and calm enough, and also for the adrenaline rush of coursing rapids. Rivers embody qualities that humans have long yearned for in life: boundless energy, the capacity for renewal, an ability to overflow and change shape and course over time. Books About Rivers and Paddling Adventures ![]()
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